Merryfield Academy

Oakland Park, FL · Private for-profit · 65 students · Visit Website

Merryfield Academy specializes in hands-on training for professional pet grooming, including anesthetic-free teeth scaling, and also offers programs in HVAC and massage therapy. The school emphasizes practical experience, with students working on live animals and using industry-standard equipment. Merryfield Academy provides job placement assistance to its graduates, with a reported 96% placement rate for pet grooming alumni.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$24,819/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

42/100

All Programs at Merryfield Academy

1 trade program at Merryfield Academy, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Animal Services
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services
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42 $24,819/yr $6,333 Moderate Large
91 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Merryfield Academy using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.